Strap fastening tool



M. J. M ANENY STRAP FASTENING TOOL Oct. 7, 1952 Filed June 19, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 v II-L.

Oct. 7, 1952 M. J. M ANENY STRAP FASTENING TOOL 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 19, 1944 rllll 3 mentor M J M A NE/v'x Oct. 7, 1952 J McANENY 2,612,802

STRAP FASTENING TOOL Filed June 19, 1944 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 3nventor M J M ANE/W Gttomcg Patented Oct. 7, 1952 UNIT E D STAT E S PATENT E 's'rRAB FASTENING TOOL Michael J. M'cAneny, Hillsboro, N; Mex.

Application June 19, 1944, Serial No, 541,102

M'y present invention relatcs' o a olifortyins; drawing, or fastening,straps, or-the:1ike, to'or around'various objects or articles; and? also to a:

combination of. such a. tool andstrap fastening means.

One of the. principal obi ects of this". invention isto provide a. tool of this class which may be: used with; equal effectiveness" for all purposes of tying, drawing, tightening or fastening of straps around various articles; SllChjLfiSin hose clamping or banding; box strapping; bale, tyingjgand the:

like, and one which may be also used in'fastening straps; of" various widths; various" gauge materials, as well as straps'ofdifierentmaterials;

Another important object' of this-invention is toprovidea tool ofthis' class .for taking up considerable' lengths of' the tying: strap during a single stroke of theoperation-of'the tool, andalso a tool of,this-classwherebyconsiderable leverage may beexerted in tying the strap" at or-near' the endof the strap tightening operation, it being an object of this invention to provide eitherone' or the other or'both of" such methods ofstrap take up'; I

An important object of' this invention also is to provide atool of this class whereby'the strap, band; or the like, may'bebent over-or up'on'itself, or over thetie buckle without rotating; or

while bending the end thereof upon itself; or'over' the tie buckle, or when adjusting the toolforanother bite for further tightening the-band or strap;

7 Claims.- (Cl. 81--9.1)

A'still further important object of'this -invention is to provide a tool ofthis class which is 2 while either againgripping' the, strap for anotherbite or :Eurthentake-up operation orior fastening or securingthefree-end of thestrap to the buckle.

It is'a further important object of this inventionto providenovel'a'nd simple means for gripping-the endofthe strap or-bandto be dr'awnor tightened with respect'to the buckle; and also simple and effectivemeans'fordrawing such end quickly and also with considerable force, and further to provide such means in a compact sliding "member" and in combination with means for cutting the strapor-band.

An important object also of. this invention is to provide a novel combinationota strap, buckle therefor, and a tool for-holding-the buckle and tightening and fastening the strap with respect to the buckle, I

An important modification of my invention is to providea tool of this class which maybe readily placed astride astrap and buckle from the side ofthestrap and particularly when theloose end of" the strapextends a considerable distance beyond the buckle, orwhenthe strap is uncut.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter; I have devised a strap fastening tool, and combination thereof with a buckle and strap, having certain novel features of construction and arrangement ofparts and portions, as will-behereinafterdescribed in detailand particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this application; in which:

Fig. 1 is aplan view ofmy- 'strapfasteningtoolanother arrangement of means for'operating-thetool;

Fig. 2' isa sideelevational' view thereof the tightening jaws and the-Strapbehding; die being shown by dottedli'ne's in certain shifted positions;

Figs. 3 and 4" are,- respectively, transverse sectional views thereof, taken through 3-'-3 and 4--4' of Fig; 2;

Fig. 5- is an enlargedf-iagmentary longitudinal sectional view taken through 5-5 of Fig; 1, showing the construction of the head of the tool, and in aposition before the buckle is clamped into place, and with the strap'bendingdie shifted; to a remote position; I

Fig. 6' is a similar longitudinal sectional, view of the. head but showing abuckle clamped, by the tool and the normally free end 01- the strap. in. a clamped position, and with a strapbending die in a forward strap-bending position, portions being broken away and in section to facilitate the illustration;

Fig. '7 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation taken at 'I---! of Fig. 1, showing the jaw means for gripping the free end of the strap for drawing the same tightly around the object to be tied, bound, or clamped, showing one means by solid lines and another by dotted lines for moving or operating the same, and also showing the means for cutting the strap;

Fig. 8 is an enlarged transverse sectional view,

taken through 8-8 of Fig. 7, showing partied-- larly the slide for carrying the jaw means and the cutter;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view of the slide, in plan, taken through 99 of Fig. 8, and showing additionally the means of locking the slide to the feed screw;

Fig. 10 is a longitudinal section of the portion, taken through IU-I of Fig. 9;

(Figs. 9 and show fragmentarily and by solid and dotted lines different means of operating the same, the operating means being shown the reverse from those shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 7),;

Fig. 11 is a rear view of the end portion of the device, taken at II--II of Fig. 7; I

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a strap and buckle adapted to be used in my fastening tool;

and,

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of a modified form of the head whereby the. tool may be placed astride or secured to the buckle and strap from the side of the latter.

' One form of strap fastening means with which the tool of my present invention is adapted tobe used is that shown in my co-pending application, Serial No. 537,407, filed May 26, 1944, now issued as Patent No. 2,533,275, dated December 12, 1950. This strap fastening means consists of a buckle A and a strap or band B, one end designated B of the latter being fastened to the buckle, the intermediate portion thereof,-designated B be ing looped around the object or article to be latter clamped or bound by the strap, and the freeend B thereof being adapted to-be-threaded and drawn throughthe buckle, tightly around the article to be clampedor bound, and bent over or fastened to the buckle after being so drawn tightly around the object or article. I

The essential parts of my invention consist of a head C and a movable member D, the latter containing the take-up jaw means, cutter, and the-like.

The head C consists of a head member I which is bifurcated at its forward end providing furcations I These furcations have transverse recesses I at their undersides and near their-forward end, these recesses forming pockets I at the rear edges of the recesses I fo receiving one edge of the buckle A. The normally outer side or outer plate portion of the buckle engages the bottom of the recess l The other or forward edge of the buckle is engaged by a movable jaw 2 provided adjacent the lower and rear sides of a slide 2 which is reciprocally mounted on ways I at the adjacent sides of the furcations I The slide is held in position by an angular retaining plate 3 extending between and over the outer ends of the furcations of the head member I.

The slide 2 is moved backwardly into buckleengaging position by means of an eccentric 4 which is carried on a pin 5, this pin being rotatably mounted between the furcations I The eccentric is positioned in vertically elongated slots is secured in position by a screw W.

4 2 in the end or leg portions 2 of the slide, which is U-shaped, the leg portions being mounted on the ways I At one end of the pin 5 is provided a lever 6 which, when shifted from the position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 6, is adapted to move the slide 2 to the buckle engaging position shown in Fig. 6.

From this buckle, the end B of the strap B may extend under the tool, thence around the article or object tobe clamped, and is then threaded with its other end B through the normally forward edge of the buckle.

On the eccentric 4 is pivotally mounted a dog I which is provided at its free ends with teeth I which are adapted to engage the upper side of the end B of the strap, and clamp the strap against the buckle or against the end B of the strap. The free end of the dog is adapted to extend between clamping ears A of the buckle A. On the hub portion of the dog is provided a slot l in which is .locateda stop in the form of a screw 3, which is secured to the eccentric 4. This slot 1*? permits limited movement of the dog about the eccentric, the screw 8 limiting such pivotal movement. As the lever B is shifted to the position shown inFig. 6, the dog 1 is forced against the strap B and locked in position by the eccentric. Thus, the strap may be simultaneously held in position with the clamping of the buckle by the head,.but the dog alone may be loosened slightly to, permit the strap to be drawn freely through the buckle.

Intermediate the forward and rear ends of the head member I are provided spaced shoulders I into which are screwed guide rods I I, these gui' c rods extending backwardly and upwardly, the rear ends of the guide rods being positioned considerably abovethe plane of the base of the head member. The rear ends of the guide rods are secured relativeto each other by means of an end member I2, thesamebeing secured to the rods by screws I3.

On the guide rods is slidably mounted an operating or jaw carrying slide I4. This slide has a slot I4gextending from the front to the rear end and open; at one side, as-shown best in Figs. '7, 8, and 10. ,The free end B? of the strap is adapted to extend backwardly through this slot. The slide I4 is provided in the rear portion with a recess I 4 'in which is positioned a jaw support l5, which This support I5 carries a-dog I6. The dog is pivotally mounted at its forward end on the support I5, and has anotched free end IIi which extends into. the slot I4 from the upper side thereof, the

free end of the dog being forced into said slot by a spring l1. Thus, the free end B of the strap is automatically secured within the slot M when placed therein.

In order to permitextreme forward movement of the slide I4 the head member is undercut at I backwardly from the faces I this undercut portion or depression I extending to near the bottom of the member I. The bottom of the depression may be inclined at the angle of the guide rods I I. This construction permits the slide I4 to be shifted so that-the forward end may engage the faces I Theoperatingor jaw carrying slide I4 is moved or drawn backwardly on the guide rods I I in order to draw the free end of the strap through the buckle and tightly around the object or articleto, be tied-or clamped. One means for drawing the slide I4 backwardly consists of a lever 2| and a link 22, the former of which is detachablymounted with..-one. end one rotating pivot :23u1ocated at ,oneside of theend member I 2. The intermediate portion of theleverl 21 ,is pivotally connected .by the link 22 to the side of 'therslide, I4. .Thus, whenthe freeendorthe leverrZI is drawnbackwardly, the ,slideismoved backwardly onthaguide rods l I.

This method, of moving vbackwardly theslide l 4 and of taking ,up the slack .in the strap .B, from the end.B ,.thereof,. may.take.up as much. asthree or four inches. or more, of the; length ,of .the strap during onestroke of themleverz I. ."Ifhis,c,onstruction and method of operation is :sufiicient for box.,strapping or .bale.tying. jIt isuobvious, however,. that great tension cannotbe. exerted on the strap B hythis method, such as is ormay berequired. in hose clampi g, and thelike, except for ,theinitialtake-up. Inorder .to draw "the strap more tightly, I haveprovided .agfeedor takeeup screw .3l which ispositionedbetween the uide rods vI l endis. mounted at one-end portion of the endmember pl 2. ..,It isfixed againstrlongitudinal movementiwithrespect to the end mem- .ber by. a,-flang.et 3Won.v the screwand by. :a collar .32 secured. to ,the screw infront of, thgendmember. The screwis ,provided with a squarerear end 31 for receiving the, lever 2 l.

.The .screw extends through the operating ,or jaw carrying slide l4 and is, operatively connected thereto bymeansofapairof nut membersr33at the opposite,.:sides of the screw, thenut members together. forming a ;split.,n.ut. These .nut members 33 are ,provided with angularly positioned and upwardly extending lugs .33 which extend into angularly positionedslots 34 in the. split. nut

operating member. Theportions. of themember 13.4 r in which the .slots 34 are providedrare rslidably arranged between the main portion v.oi

thefslide l'land-a cover I 49, (as-shown. best in Figs.

.9 and 10, the-cover being :secured in ;p1ace ,by

screws M 7 v The split ..,nut ,operating 7 member 34 is moved longitudinally oft-the screw by a :lever mechanism which consists; of -a lever ,35 which. is pivoted;-,at oneend .on a lug l i -extending upwardly-from the rear endrof the cover W, .and I. a linkl3'6 pivotally connecting an upwardly -extending lug a t -on the member 34 ;to.the intermediate portion of the lever 35. Whenthe-leverdois shifted to: its solid line positiongshownrin yFigs. 1 2,- and 'Tof the drawin s, :thezmember -34 is shifted and docked in its: forward positione causing thez nut members 33 "to be contracted relative to--each other and to-engagecthe opposite vsides ofther screws 1 thus permittingthe; slide 34 to Ice-moved "by the:rota .tionzofithe-screwdl.

.Thesamelever 2 l iszada pted for :rotating {the screw, ,butdn .thispinstance the ratchet gportionzat the hubnend. of;the.lever.=:2l isgutilized-;t,ox,permit rapidrotation: of'ther-screwstlbyzmere oscillation of .the lever. 1 This :ratchet smear-1s (consists I of :a

z-ratchet wheel ;2 I, which :is yfitted ;;directly over thesquare portion 3,l' ;of1the.ascrew, andacpawl :2 l pivotally mounted 'withinya: recessiin thezeniarged; portion} l;of:t:he.-leveri2 l. v

.Theoperatingzor. iawccarryingss'lid M'mayzsb manually returned, .if -r.e quired, :tozits "forward position, :by opening .the :split ;n ut, ;.f,or xanot-her bite upon the :end B -;of the. strap in :order 113.0 disconnect the :sl-ide M :from the :screw 3 l :the lever 35, is raised, which disen e es thenutmem- ,ber 33 from v-therscrewr3l, :and the .:1ever :;3:5 :iS again depressed when the .slide K M is --in:its forward; position. I, At the forward portion of the slide Hi is providedragrotarvicutter:4 IQ. Thiseutteris mounted inatransverselbore lfi .at th giforward porti 9 the Slide, rthis borer straddling the longitudinal slot;.l,.4er'llhercuttergshown bestinfififi 7,- ,a .19, consists rofa segmental putting portion 14 l ext ndingefrom one end of .ahcylindrical portion MR ,En'omlthe cylindricalportion extendsta' boss 4 l .to which is .secureda handle "42,, for rotating the cutter andrcausing onevof the edges thereof to ,moveeacrossthe.slot M through which the nd B eof .thestrapextends, thus cutting the .strap' .to the lengthgdesired.

.EI'he a arm 1.42 .ibr the .cuttergis intended to be rotated ..in the vdirection @of .the arrow shoWn in Fig. '7, thereby shearin the strap at theforward ,side.o f..ithe..,boreJ4 .fI'he slide I 4 is provided withiatolearance in the form ..of a channel .Hi shown rbest ,iniFigs. 9, and 10, to permit the severed. endBKofthe, strap .to spring upwardly.

The ,portionofthe vend 1B vof the strap which isedrawn through the buckle ,A extends overa dieimemberj I .IDhis .die. member. has guides .5 I a which ,'are slidably mountedin grooves Hat the opposite. sides o f,a longitudinal channel i in the headmembertl. the-grooves extending from the rear-end ofqs aidvheadrmember to the rear. end of v-the,forwardrfurcations l Thisdie has a curved :recess l b :atits forward end, which recess is formed by .-adownwardly and rearwardly inclinededge 1:519. ,As this dieqmember. is moved forwardly itr-engages the free sen -1.13 of the strap and iorces the -;sam e forwardly .over the upper plate portion of ethe .buckle and between the spaced :apart -ears A which extend upwardly fromthe :buckle. 'The; initial forward movement of the diet! -is-efiectedby-arod 5,2 which extends ,beyondrone side ,ofitheihead-member 5 1. This rod 52alsoriorms:thgcarrying support for a roller 53-which-is positioned within a recess 5W at the rear-portion :ofthe ,die; This roller is adapted to been i edrbythe lower portion of the forward endoftthe slide [4 tofaoilitate the'bending of the-rend B :over the buckle,-as shown by dotted lines in liiga2. The; sli de M maybe moved forwardly for such purpose by either the lever 2| and link 22, or by means of the screw 3|.

;In the modified construction of the head,'shown in Fig. 13, .the head is openat one side a to I permitalong free end or portion 3 10f the strap, which isalready threaded through the buckle, or .an-end which is threaded through-the buckle wound vorra-rolLto-be inserted into the head from theqside, so-thatit may be secured to the jaw means carried by the slide M, In this modified structure, the head is preferably made of two or three members, the drawing showing three separate-members,namely,-a main head member 6!, forming'themain support-andone side, a side memberrfiz forming the opposite side, and a cantilever member :63, which maybesecured to the endsof the vmembers -BI and .62 by screws 64. The slide-J is'slidably mounted between the-members afil hand "-62, gas in the -.,former construction. One guide :rod H extends backwardly froma shoulderifil of thermember GI and the other rod froth-a,correspondingshoulder of the. member 62. .-A. spaeeor passage E isprovided between the rear-end of I the-side member 62, andv the adjacent portion of the-member BLwhereby: the portion of the strap, secured'to ,the buck1e,1may be readily placed. in alignment .With .the, jaw ,means of the slide.

rBefore vsecuring vthe strap fastener around, a hose, box, or the like, one end ,of the strap or band B is secured to the buckle A. "Thebuckle A is then inserted in the recess I of the head member I and secured or locked therein by moving the slide 2, thereby'clamping the buckle between the fixed jaw I of the movable jaw 2 The strap or band is then drawn around the object to be clamped with the band extending backwardly underneath the tool and around the object. The free end B of the band or strap is then drawn through the front end of the tool and threaded through the buckle, immediately over the end B secured to the buckle, and below the upper fold of the buckle between the clamping ears A The extended end of the band or strap is then threaded through the horizontal slot l4 of the slide M. This may be done by inserting the portion B into the side of the slot. The pawl I6 rests upon the portion B of the strap or band, and when the slide I 4 is drawn backwardly by either the lever 2| and link 22, or by means of the screw 3 I, the band or strap is drawn through the buckle tightly around the object to be clamped. The pawl 1 on the slide 2 resting upon the portion B of the strap automatically grips and retains the free end of the strap in the aforementioned position and holds the same while the slide [4 is moved forwardly for another bite upon the strap in order more tightly'to draw it around the object. When the strap is drawn sufficiently tight, it may be cut by the cutter 4|. The slide [4 is then drawn backwardly while the die 5| is forced forwardly. The slide 14 is then moved forwardly into engagement with the die'5l which causes the end B of the strap to be folded over the buckle between the ears A of the buckle, the forward downwardly and rearwardly inclined edge of the die engaging underneath the end of the strap and, in forward movement of the die over the upper surface of the buckle, folding the strap end over the buckle and between the ears. The forward or lateral portion of the die defined by the curved recess therein serve to engage the ears of the buckle to produce at least a partial inward folding of the ears. The die is then returned to its rear position and the buckle with the strap end bent thereover is released by moving slide 2 forwardly and thereby opening jaws I and 2 Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, and a certain modification thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the same, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination, and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a means of the class described, the combination with a strap having a buckle secured at one end thereof and provided with means for receiving and securing another portion of the strap, the other end of the strap being securable to said buckle by said means, of a tightening tool having a jaw means for receiving and clamping the buckle, a second jaw means at one side of the first jaw means for gripping said other end of the strap, the second jaw means being movable on the tool for drawing said other end of the strap tightly with respect to the buckle, a dog at the opposite side of the first jaw means for gripping and holding said other end of the strap with respect to said buckle when said other end of the strap is released by the second jaw means, and means in association with the first jaw means for folding said other end over said buckle and securing said end thereto.

2. In a means of the class described, the combination with a strap having a buckle secured at one end thereof, the other end of the strap being threaded through and securable to said buckle, said buckle having ears extending at right angles from said buckle and at the opposite sides of said strap exposing said other end, of a tightening tool having a jaw means for receiving and holding the buckle, a second jaw means at one side of the first jaw means for gripping the other end of the strap, the second jaw means being movable on the tool for drawing said other end of the strap tightly through said buckle, a dog on the tool at the opposite side of the first jaw means for preventing withdrawal of said other end of the strap from said buckle, said dog engaging said other end of the strap between said ears, and means in association with the first jaw means for folding said other end over said buckle and securing said end thereto.

3. In a means of the class described, the com bination with a strap having a buckle secured at one end thereof, the other end of the strap being securable to said buckle, of a tightening tool having a jaw means for receiving and holding the buckle, another jaw means for gripping said other end of the strap, the other jaw means being movable on the tool for drawing said other end of the strap tightly with respect to the buckle, a dog for gripping and holding said other end of the strap with respect to said buckle when said other end of the strap is released by the second jaw means, and a die on the tool in association with the first jaw means for bending said other end of the strap over the buckle when the same is gripped and held by said dog.

4. In a tool of the class described, a frame adapted to receive a strap, jaw means slidably mounted on the frame and adapted to grip a portion of the strap, means on the frame for moving directly the jaw means and means on the frame for clamping securely the strap intermediate its ends while the jaw means is released from the strap, said moving means being disconnectable from the jaw means, a screw on the frame positioned parallel to the path of the movement of the jaw means, and means readily detachably connecting the jaw means to the screw, whereby the jaw means may be moved by the operation of the screw or disconnected therefrom.

5. In a tool of the class described, a frame adapted to receive a strap, jaw means slidably mounted on the frame and adapted to grip said strap, a screw on the frame positioned parallel to the path of the movement of the jaw means and connected thereto, means on the frame for clamping and securing the strap intermediate its ends while the jaw means is released from the strap, and a slidable die movable in front of the jaw means on the frame and operable by the screw for bending the strap backwardly upon itself when the same is released by the jaw means.

6. In a tool of the class described, a frame adapted to receive a strap, jaw means slidably mounted on the frame and adapted to grip said strap, means on the frame for moving directly the jaw means on the frame, means for clamping securely the strap intermediate its ends while the jaw means is released from the strap, said moving means being disconnectable from the jaw means, a screw on the frame positioned parallel to the path of the movement of the jaw means, means readily detachably connecting the jaw means to the screw, whereby the jaw means may be moved by the operation of the screw or disconnected therefrom, and a slidable die movable in front of the jaw means on the frame and operable either by the moving means or screw for bending the strap backwardly upon itself when the same is released by the jaw means.

7. Means as defined in claim 3 characterized by the dog gripping and. holding said other end of the strap under tension with respect to the buckle with an untensioned end portion of the strap extending beyond the buckle to be engaged by the die for bending the untensioned end portion over the buckle while the strap is gripped and held under tension by the dog.

MICHAEL J. MCANENY.

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